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Vladimir Nabokov

"Lolita" read by award-winning actor Jeremy Irons

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Vladimir Nabokov is considered one of the century’s greatest writers. His novel Lolita, first published in Paris in 1955, stirred up quite a bit of controversy and was banned in several countries. By 1958 it hit the American best-seller lists and is now considered a classic piece of twentieth-century fiction.

Lolita was the record of his love affair with the English language; Irons makes it a menage a trois.” –Vogue

Listen to this excerpt from the Random House audiobook release of Lolita, a tale of obsession and seduction, read by award-winning actor Jeremy Irons.

By Vladimir Nabokov


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